New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-05
BENEFITS OF FOXHUNTING;
WHAT THE SPORT DOES FOR THE BRITISH.
$l7,0O0,000 SPENT ANSUALLY-A POPULAR
RACEGoER-TuRF INCIDENTS.


RACEGoHR-TURF INCIDENTS.
qualified hunter say the rules OF The Roclnway
steeplechase Association, Is horse that has been
regularly hunted at least one season, Is kept for hunt
ing purposes and has not won an open steeplechase
or hurdle race during year previous to the day
OF the race In which he Is entered TO rum He must
further be entered, owned and qualified by member
of one Of the following hunts EMrdgc. Essex County.
Genesco Valley. Meadow Brook, Montreal, Myopia.
Queens County. ROcbaway, Rosetree Toronto, Radnor
and Country Club (Westchesterf. Under these rules
Z. Gebhards jolly Sir John and Palanca taken
to the Queens County meet week ago so that they
might follow the hounds and thereby qualify hun
ers They did all that was asked Of them which II
The truth be told little as possible, the
called hunting being formality. Speaking OF
hunting IL Is remarked that tho sport notwithstand
ing its being so English, you know, does not pick
up rapidly In the United States. For this certain
advanced sportsmen inclined to blame the farmers,
whe object to having their crops and fences torn
down. Perhaps the huntsmen have not been liberal
enough with the tillers Of the soil In England ono
OF the regular items In all accounts Of the liabilities
Of hunting clubs Is damages to farmers and nice
sum it is too, generally far moro than law court
would assess. But 1t keeps tho country men In good
humor and induces them help tho sport instead
Of putting obstacles In Its way, they otherwise
would do.
English sportsmen in their efforts to prove that
uunIiH6 10 du eAccucnt IOr tnc Oulleu
dom offer some surprising statistics. One master Of
hounds, and not extrsvagant one, either, spends
$4,000 year on his pack and their equipment. In
England and Waes-statstics are hard TO get I'm
Ireland and scOtland-there 100 packs Of fox
hounds and their cost when brought into the field Is
some $2OOO,0OO. Twelve packs Of sag-hounds
TO 100000 The hunters which kept solely for
tho purpose Of being ridden with these IT. packs
Of hounds number $4,000 the cost Of which, if
arec Ia n mali ny
S13,6Oo.Ooo for horses. The sum paid fof the rent
of c0yerts poultry claims fees to keepers and damage
to farmers is 100000, total expenditure Of $751;
$4,000 actual hunting In England and Wales
alone. In round umbers the sum expended in Ireland
and Scotland is IL 100000 thus raising the annual
cost of hunting in the United Kingdom 81, 100000.
Among the tradesmen said TO benefit by hunting 10
feed 1t, these mentioned: Saddlers, taiiors,
hosiers matters, glovers, furriers, grocers, vine
merchants, chemists, florists taxdermiss booksellers,
ironmonsers, auconeers, house-asents horsedealers
veterinary surgeons, hotefkeepers, publicans, cab
propretors, corn-dealers, blacksmiths, butchers,
Blazers, hairdressers, Iicturedeaers photographers,
newsvenders and publishers.
Does any man in this city follow the races moro
closely than Clerk Peacock Of the Hoffman House
That Tennessee smile OF his haunts every
course, big and little, straight and crooked, in this
vicinity, and six men out Of ten Will tell you he is
one OF the best judges of form that ever leveled
glass at field of runners. He bets-wLoeyer saw
Tennessean that didn't stand ready at all times
back his opinions The spirit of "oId Hickory" stu
survives.
GLOW does Peacock out at the end Of the
season 3" inquired Of a friend.
He out at the hyle end' that friend re-
Piled "A comes along and says to Peacock hoU
bet him $50 So-and-so wins. II so-andso does win
he is 10 collect the wager Of Peacock But II
suand-so lscs t.s chances that tho hacker for'
gets % pay up, aud Peacock would never remind
man Of bet lie hits the winner as often as any
body, Tut ne dos-nt collect his winnings. That's
how they beat him."
Tho betting community believes that trainers being
on tho insiic, a. IL were, make piles Of money by
bacAing the "sure things" they send to the post
This is mistake The truth Is many trainers
scrupulOusy avoid the betting ring, and jockeys also,
with an exception here and there, fight shy OF it.
Nothing could induce james Mclaughlin to bet a
EilAe another. have seen MOB OF simplctons
hang around the paddock watching The movements
one started toward the betting stand they would
troop after him he so many geese surviving TO caech
tones sot enough elude ther sharp ears, whetted
as they were by greed Such a horde followed EiIhe
greatcoat couIi not conceal him from their eyes.
"Barnum," he whispered to tine bookmakcr, shoyin:
suit, and each went bis way counting his winnings.
1t proved to be one Of Barnums OF days and the old
geIClnS uId not ect d pave
James r. Keenc is an enthusiastic race goer, and
his son win a stcepleehas,e Mr. Keeno
gray hairs arc beginning to predominate His eyes
are small and divided by prominent nose. In dess
Goa, that is not intended TO be tit, tan-coloied
gloves, stout cane, patent leather shoe. and Derby
head oscillates as II oyer-burdened with thought
Foxhall Kceno is taller than his father and has
inherited the family walk. His strongest rival AMONG
friends OF each consider him better than the other.
but the public Is undecided as to the rs;ectlve mer-
his fan on the opening day OF the Rockaway meeting.
and for several days his face was disnguIed by thai
swollen and cout-pastered organ.
The exploits of the Marylanders. Messrs. Morris
and Harwood, will not BIO forgotten They nos
only rldc well, but they 60 TO the post With thor
81 s t9e m GSa eye S we1S s 20 nx
professional Jockeys Mr.. Morriss riding Of Barouet
s sep foasSw'y OF paencs ag@eHt and skill For
time it looked as II II would be Impossible for him
@oun fo when sfs only three ongs om o%s
Baronet some thirty lengths behind the field
Whoa eor bsO ReS n
Tor home.
Mr. Morris winning means Mr.. Morris laughing
sm n wide open. eyes dancing with mermen
sides shaking, and hair reached BY the wind, for he
would have persevored as he did with Glenbaron az
Cedarhurst Tho geIilng QUICKLY proved that he was
not keyed up Tor inc ana ~ peCalnc uiss
between horse and rider as TO whether they should
stop or go They did go on. and, thanks TO Mr.
stray shot, they won MFR. Morris should
not take offence II his vigorous horsemanshp inspires
the thought that no Is punishcr No doubt he VIII
admit that he rides to win and his horse must so
OF doi.
Mr.. Harwood while not so dashing a rider as his
partner, has tho gift requirement Of patience
10 does not punish a horse. He gets out Of his
mount tho best there Is in it, II the beast Is not good
enough to win it Is In no danger OF beng hayed
the Long Island farmer, they go at fences Ike
killing snakes"
This being era OF managers, why does not r.
Cebhard get somebody to manage his stablel what
could bo moro silly than Palanca threc-quartcs
of a milo on the fat weltcr weights OF course she
cann I'm last Darbeo was instructed when he rode
Ornhan Boy In tho Galloway race: He's suky
Rarbec rode him out with a vengeance Orphan Boy
D"iN'o Of a HALF mile from